Hinckley and Bosworth

Hinckley and Bosworth's population grew in the decade leading up to the most recent census. At the same time there were changes in family life, relationships and housing tenure.

The population reached nearly 110,000

In the decade to 2011, the population of Hinckley and Bosworth increased by 4.9%, from just over 100,000 to 105,000.

The addition of just over 4,900 people means this area's population increased at a slower rate than the total population of England (up 7.9% since the 2001 census).

In 2011, Hinckley and Bosworth was home to, on average, 2.5 people per football pitch-sized piece of land.

Population density was higher than the average across the East Midlands

Population density (usual residents per football pitch-sized piece of land) across the East Midlands, March 2011 (larger dots represent greater increase since 2001)

An older Hinckley and Bosworth

Census 2011 data also show a change in the local population's average age.

Between the last two censuses, the median age of Hinckley and Bosworth increased by three years, from 40 to 43 years.

This rural area had a higher average age than the East Midlands and remained somewhat older than the average local authority area across England (39 years of age).

The rise in age was because of an increase of just under 4,300 people between the ages of 60 and 69 years, while the population between 30 and 39 years decreased by almost 3,000.

About 13% of people in Hinckley and Bosworth are aged between 60 and 69 years

Percentage of usual residents in England, East Midlands and Hinckley and Bosworth by 10 year age band, March 2001 and March 2011

More homes without children

Hinckley and Bosworth saw England's second-largest rise in the proportion of households without children.

In 2011, just over 6 in 10 (63%) households in Hinckley and Bosworth had no children, compared with 59% in 2001. The percentage with at least one child decreased from 30% to 27%.

England's largest increase in the proportion of households without children occurred in Isles of Scilly (from 69% to 74%).

Because of its small size, comparisons to Isles of Scilly should be made with caution.

The proportion of households without children was higher than across the East Midlands

Percentage of households without children across local authority areas in the East Midlands and the average across England, March 2011

More people living alone

Hinckley and Bosworth saw England's third-largest rise in the proportion of one-person households.

In 2011, just under 3 in 10 (28%) households in Hinckley and Bosworth had only one person, compared with 25% in 2001. The percentage of households comprising an unmarried couple increased from 9.6% to 11%.

England's largest increase in the proportion of one-person households occurred in Isles of Scilly (from 27% to 34%) followed by Barrow-in-Furness (from 30% to 35%).

The percentage of households with only one person was lower than across the East Midlands

Percentage of households that comprised only one person across local authority areas in the East Midlands and the average across England, March 2011

Fewer people worked long hours

The percentage of employed people in Hinckley and Bosworth working more than 49 hours in the week before the census decreased from 14% to 11% in the decade to 2011.

The percentage who said they had worked less than 16 hours the previous week remained close to 1.6%.

The proportion of people working long hours fell at a similar rate to the figure for the whole of the East Midlands (from 14% in 2001 to 10% in 2011). Across England, the percentage fell from 13% to 10%.

Long hour working in Hinckley and Bosworth decreased by 2.7 percentage points

Percentage of usual residents aged 16 to 74 (in employment the week before the Census 2011) in Hinckley and Bosworth, the East Midlands and England that said they had worked over 49 hours the week before completing the census, March 2001 and March 2011

Changing work life

The percentage of Hinckley and Bosworth residents that were studying increased from 2.2% to 2.4% in the 10 years leading up to 2011.

In 2011, just under 6 in 10 (57%) people aged 16 to 74 said they were employed, compared with 59% in 2001. While the percentage of Hinckley and Bosworth residents that were unemployed increased from 2.5% to 3.2%.

The proportion of students decreased faster here than in any other local authority district across the East Midlands. The improvement brought health in Hinckley and Bosworth close to the regional average 3.4% in the East Midlands described their health as good in 2011).

The percentage of students was lower than across the East Midlands

Percentage of usual residents aged 16 to 74 that said they were in education across local authority areas in the East Midlands and the average across England, March 2011

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